Masashi Yamamoto

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Born in Ōita Prefecture, Yamamoto attended Meiji University but left early to concentrate on making independent 8mm films. His Carnival in the Night was screened at the 1983 Berlin Film Festival, and Robinson's Garden was given the Zitty Award at the 1987 edition of the Berlinale. The latter film also earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. In 1998 he was given a research fellowship from Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs to study in New York, during which time he set up screenings of his film Junk Food in America. Often filming those living on the margins of Japanese society, his film Limousine Drive was actually filmed in the United States. He has also acted in some films.

24-01-1956

Birthday

Aquarius

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

Oita Prefecture, Japan

Place of Birth

24-01-1956

Birthday

Aquarius

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (male)

Oita Prefecture, Japan

Place of Birth

Popular works

Media

Creative career

actor

5 Works

producer

4 Works

director

35 Works

writer

14 Works

other

0 Works

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.

2.0

Year:

2018

A Crowd of Three

A Crowd of Three tells the story of two men, Kenta & Jun, who grew up as almost brothers at a children's facility. Kenta & Jun now works as part of a demolition crew but become fed up with their jobs. The friends then decide to take a road trip up north to visit Kenta's brother at the Abashiri prison.

4.9

Year:

2010

The Whispering of the Gods

Rou has returned to the monastery he was raised in. As he listens to the whispering of the Gods through his germanium radio, Rou defies God in every which way and puts religion to the test.

5.1

Year:

2005

A Forest with No Name

Private detective Mike takes on an assignment to return a girl, who is set to marry into a prestigious family, from a mysterious commune in the forest.

4.7

Year:

2003

March Comes In Like a Lion

The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are. They are brother and sister, she is seven and he is eight. She goes on to say that when she was seven and he was eight, she told her brother that she would marry him.

6.7

Year:

1991